Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.30.26
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Knows Our Desires
“Dear Lord, the garment You have put on is yellowish in color, like the saffron of a lotus flower, but it is not made of anything material. Since You live in everyone’s heart, You are the direct witness of all the activities of all living entities. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You again and again.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s yellow garment is spiritual, never material. His garments are nondifferent from Him.
- Lord Viṣṇu lives in everyone’s heart and directly witnesses every activity. He knows our desires and gives us facilities to act according to them.
- When a devotee wants to serve the Supreme Lord, the Lord as Paramātmā gives intelligence to progress in devotional service. Remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness come from Him.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, ask the Lord within your heart for intelligence to serve Him.
Ask yourself
What desire for service would I like to cultivate, knowing that the Lord sees my heart?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.